It was still dark and the earth was shrouded in darkness, but kerosene lamps had already been lit in every household. The twinkling lights illuminated this village, which was still in ignorance. The chopped firewood was delivered to the kitchen, and the farmers prepared the things they would take with them, waiting to fill their stomachs before heading to the nearby town.

"A jar of salt is really only one silver coin. You can buy ten jars." The peasant woman wiped her hands on her apron and counted out twelve silver coins from the pocket of her apron. "Only one jar of sugar. Got it?"

The farmer took the money and asked curiously, "Why don't you come with me?"

The peasant woman rolled her eyes and patted her husband on the chest: "What about the chickens and dogs at home? And there are two children. If I don't keep an eye on them, who knows what trouble they will cause."

There are quite a few teenagers in the village, and when they get into trouble, the situation often becomes too difficult for the adults to handle.

The farmer's wife complained, "They almost burned down the barn last time. Fortunately, we found it early, otherwise we would have starved to death this year."

The farmer also felt a headache when he thought of that incident. He had two children, and the eldest son had never been idle since he was young. Although he was good at work, he was also a troublemaker. He also took his younger sister to run around all day long, and he and his wife always had to clean up their messes.

I don't know how many times I have apologized for it. Now my eldest son is getting married, but I am still the same and don't act like an adult at all.

"We don't have any money at home right now, so we can't build him a house and let him move out." The peasant woman straightened her husband's collar, "Fortunately, Mira doesn't despise our family."

The farmer also smiled: "That boy is quite capable."

The peasant woman rolled her eyes: "That's because Mira is young! She only sees that he is good-looking. Just wait, if he is still like this after marriage, Mira will abandon him soon."

The farmer did not argue with his wife. He ate two mouthfuls of porridge and prepared to go out with the wicker frame on his back.

He opened the door, and as soon as he opened the door, he saw two familiar faces that gave him a heart attack.

"Why are you here?!" The farmer was startled and shouted, "You climbed out of the window again?! Didn't you sleep last night?!"

The brother and sister looked at each other and put on the same flattering smile. The sister hugged her father's waist, and the brother kept saying nice things: "Dad, just take us all with you. We can also help you carry things."

The farmer said sternly, "No, do you know how dangerous it is?"

My brother quickly said, "I know, I know. We will be careful. We will do whatever you ask us to do."

He whispered, "And I promised Mira..."

Hearing the name of his future daughter-in-law, the farmer could only sigh and say, "Then you have to listen to me."

The brother and sister immediately promised: "Of course! We will be obedient!"

Since the children were all leaving, there was no reason for the wife to stay. As for the chickens at home, they would not starve to death if they were not fed for a meal.

The family went to the town together.

They were both afraid and curious. To them, this small town had always been something they could only observe from afar.

Ever since the town belonged to the Duchess, even though the farmers knew nothing, they still sensed something was wrong.

They yearn for life in the small town, but dare not approach it. Sometimes they will kindly remind travelers who want to enter the town. However, because they don’t know what is in the town and have no evidence, travelers who are in a hurry to travel or need to find a place to rest and replenish water and dry food will still go in.

"There was such a commotion when the town changed owners." My sister was jumping up and down in front of me. She had two pigtails and a lot of freckles on her face, which made her look particularly energetic. "I thought there was another earthquake."

"Those people in the town were taken away before. I don't know where they were taken to." The elder brother also said, "I said it a long time ago, they must have done something bad."

The parents listened to their chattering conversation all the way and wanted to kick them into the ditch.

There were not only their family on the road, almost all the farmers around were heading towards the town.

The farmer was a little surprised: "Are there any dwarf villages nearby?"

They saw a group of dwarves not far away. The dwarves were carrying backpacks that were almost as tall as themselves and were leading their children towards the town.

My brother immediately said, "Yes, the last time we went into the mountains..."

The peasant woman's eyes widened immediately, she kicked her son in the buttocks and yelled, "How dare you go into the mountains!"

My brother covered his butt and rushed forward, shouting as he ran: "There's nothing to be afraid of in the mountains! There are no wild animals! You are too careful. You can still pick up a lot of mushrooms in the mountains after the rain. Otherwise, where do you think the mushrooms I brought home before came from? Did I grow them?"

The peasant woman couldn't catch up with her son and was so angry that she stamped her feet on the spot.

"Don't be angry, at least for the sake of the mushrooms." The farmer comforted his wife, "But when I went to the mountains before, I didn't know there were dwarves living there."

Villages generally do not mix, and except for that town, each race almost lives in its own group.

So even though he knew that there were other races in the world besides humans, the farmer had never dealt with other races.

The farmer whispered, "I heard that dwarves hold grudges very well, so stay away from them later."

The peasant woman nodded.

They moved forward slowly, with only two children running wildly in front. When they arrived at the city gate, everyone who walked with them was stunned by the scene before them.

The city gate, which was originally only half open, was completely opened. The muddy road was repaired and paved with square stone slabs of the same size. There were flowers and plants planted on both sides of the stone slabs. Looking along the road, there was a strange building at the end. It was as square as the stone slabs and was integrated into one. It was neither made of wood nor stone bricks.

For the farmers living in wooden houses, this renovated town can be described as magnificent.

A group of people stood at the city gate in amazement, staring at the building from afar. They looked at each other, hoping that the people around them would go in first.

They only dared to take a step forward after the people who had gone in came out safely.

Anyway, it would be best if the donor dies while I am alive.

The farmer whispered to his wife, "As soon as the first person comes out, we will rush in immediately, otherwise all the salt and sugar will be sold out."

The peasant woman nodded vigorously, and the couple rubbed their hands, ready to spend all the twelve silver coins in their pockets.

This was the money their family had saved by living frugally for six years.

Other families could only buy two cans of salt at most.

The couple looked at each other with smiles on their faces, but when they turned around, their smiles froze on their faces.

The son and daughter had already run up the road. The son, in particular, noticed that they were looking over and raised his arm to show them the money in his hand, shouting, "Ten jars of salt and one jar of sugar! I won't make a mistake!"

After shouting, the son turned and ran towards the house.

"What, what should I do?" The farmer didn't even have time to be angry. He looked at his wife helplessly.

The peasant woman stamped her feet and said, "What else can we do? Let's go in together!"

If...if they can get out safely, she will definitely beat her son's butt to pieces!

My daughter will also be severely beaten!

When the couple rushed out, the neighbors were surprised: "I didn't expect them to be so anxious."

“Hopefully they’ll come out soon.”

"They are really rich. They can even come up with twelve silver coins."

"It's been stored for a long time. They haven't made new clothes in several years."

"Yes, yes, the whole dress is covered with patches. It's not like putting patches on the dress, it's like using patches to make the dress."

"If I had known there were cheap salt and sugar to buy, I should have saved money."

"Me too."

As they talked, they looked at the building, hoping that the farmer and his family would come out early, preferably with salt and sugar shakers in their hands, so that they could rush in without hesitation.

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"It's so big!" The first person who rushed into the supermarket stopped at the door. He looked up at the ceiling and could hardly see the edge.

The girl who came in later than him threw herself on his back with excitement, shouting, "Yan! Brother! Yan!"

The brother quickly threw the girl off his back and was about to speak when he saw a young woman walking towards him.

The other person was not tall, with black hair, and was obviously a human. She was thin, but definitely not skinny. Her skin was very white, smooth and fair, and she didn't look like she was doing farm work.

"Hello." Feng Ling smiled at them, "What do you want to buy? I'll take you there."

Just as my brother was about to speak, he heard his parents’ breathless shouts from behind: “Salt! We want to buy salt!”

The brother and sister shuddered and behaved themselves.

The parents couldn't lose their temper in front of strangers, so they could only glare at the siblings.

They took small steps to keep up with the woman in front of them.

"What kind of light is being used here? It's so bright! There's no smoke and no smell of oil."

The brother and sister found that their parents would not beat them here, and they became bolder. They looked around and found everything new and interesting. If their parents had not looked back at them from time to time, they would have slipped to the side of the shelf.

Feng Ling stopped by the shelf that sells salt and sugar, and said to the middle-aged couple in front of her and their two children behind her with a smile: "Salt and sugar are here. If you need to buy anything else, you can call me. Everything here is available for purchase."

The farmer had never been to such a place before. The passing vendors only had a few kinds of goods, and they never had room to choose. So he said awkwardly: "We only brought twelve silver coins, and we can't afford anything else..."

Feng Ling still kept smiling: "As long as you come to shop, even if it's just one copper coin, you are our guest. Don't be so restrained."

"Although we can't buy on credit here, we can still barter."

"If you have something you like but don't have enough money, you can take it with you and see if you have anything you can exchange. Maybe you can make a deal."

After saying that, Feng Ling stepped aside and let the family choose for themselves.

The farmer stood there in a daze.

Is there such a good place in the world?

Are there stores like this in all big towns?